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=The Rise of Ning=
(Adapted from Wen Tan's novel "Chancellor Training Handbook" from Jinjiang Literature)
=Episode 4=
(Luo's Residence)
Young Master, is that painting with the evidence
not even here?
Young Master, even though Seventh Lady isn't here,
Haitang Abode is still quite lively.
Go and check it out.
Alright.
It's late at night. What are you doing here?
I'm not doing anything.
I saw you coming, so I thought I'd play a little joke.
It's already late now. Ms. Ying, what are you doing here?
I... I...
Young Lady is hungry.
So, I'm going to the kitchen to get some midnight snack.
Why do I need to tell you, anyway?
Young Lady,
why did you suddenly decide to learn bookkeeping?
Madam Lin is good at doing business and bookkeeping.
Getting along with such a great teacher,
I can acquire more skills,
which is also a good thing.
Who knows, maybe I'll be a shopkeeper in the future
and manage my own shop.
The Luo family is wealthy and prosperous.
How could Young Lady possibly need to go out and earn money?
Everything in this world is impermanent.
As a woman,
it's better for us to equip ourselves.
You must be tired today. Go back and rest early.
Young Lady, Xue Zhi isn't here,
let me fetch some water for you to wash up.
Young Lady, you are...
Someone came to my room just now.
Someone?
- Let me go and check outside. - Hold on.
The Old Master's painting of cypress is famous worldwide.
I guess the artistic conception must be extraordinary.
It's a shame I haven't had the chance to see it.
If I could copy it daily,
I'd surely improve my skills.
Could it be him?
This was found on Ying, and there's
still some powder in it.
Throw it into Haitang Abode.
Find a spot that's not too obvious but also not too hidden,
making sure Seventh Lady can find it.
Got it.
Father, I want to study.
Hold out your hand.
Why are you hitting me?
First,
you didn't greet me when you saw me.
Second,
I've already told you, without my permission,
you are not allowed to see me.
You said you wanted to study?
Xuan is already studying at the academy.
I want to study too.
You can't study
because you're not qualified.
(Chen Jiuheng)
Confucius said.
Confucius said.
To learn and practice what is learned.
To learn and practice what is learned.
Isn't that a joy?
Isn't that a joy?
To have friends come from afar.
To have friends come from afar.
Isn't that a pleasure?
Isn't that a pleasure?
To learn and practice what is learned.
Isn't that a joy?
To have friends come from afar.
Isn't that a pleasure?
Where do you come from, my friend?
You come every day to eavesdrop on my lessons.
You should be very familiar with me.
Why are you still afraid of me?
The class has ended,
and yet you're still studying here.
You're truly a good child who loves to study.
My father doesn't allow me to study.
He doesn't like me very much.
I sneak over here every day to listen to your lessons.
But, it's time for lunch now.
Why aren't you going home to have lunch?
No one in my family cares about me.
Come.
Sit here.
You must be hungry. This is for you.
Kid,
do you know there's a type of bird?
It doesn't spread its wings for three years,
but when it does, it could soar to the sky.
Though it doesn't chirp often,
when it does, it makes everyone astonished.
Victory and defeat are unpredictable for warriors.
Bearing shame and enduring humiliation is a man's duty.
Remember,
as long as you don't belittle yourself
and work hard in your studies,
one day
you'll soar high in the sky.
(A teacher is like a second parent to me.)
(Without his guidance back then,)
(I wouldn't be who I am today.)
(He was wronged and died unjustly.)
(I must seek justice for him.)
(Luo's Residence)
Lan.
Lan,
if you have any needs,
feel free to come to me.
Thank you, Hairu.
We don't need anything.
To answer all the madams,
the Old Madam is much better now.
But, she's just a little tired today.
So, there's no need for greetings.
Please, all of you may return.
Please take care of Mother.
Ms. Xu,
has Grandma fallen ill again?
Should we call Physician Li here?
Madam Lin, Seventh Lady, don't worry.
Old Madam had some sweets last night and slept late.
She's just a little sleepy today.
How many times have I told you all?
Don't meddle in others' affairs.
Just take care of yourself.
It was Sixth Sister who started it.
I was just asking casually.
But, Mother,
why isn't the household management
handed over to our side?
Even though Father's official rank isn't as high as Second Uncle's,
you come from a prestigious family,
and Grandpa was even a scholar at the Hanlin Academy.
Surely, you're more qualified than Madam Lin.
Exactly! And isn't Mistress Qiao just a concubine?
Yet, she's been managing it for years.
Enough.
I don't want to bother with these trivial matters.
All I hope for is that you all
live up to expectations.
But, look at you now.
You always follow the cloud.
There's no difference from the common women in the town.
Go back
and copy the "Women's Precepts" ten times each.
Seventh Lady, this is...
This is from Madam Lin.
She noticed that you didn't have enough coal,
so she sent some more for you.
Third Brother caught a cold before,
so you need to take care and keep warm.
Thank you, Seventh Lady.
It was probably Seventh Lady
who reminded Madam Lin.
You're welcome.
I was actually
going to bring some snacks,
but a thief got into my room last night.
And, there's an investigation carrying on now.
That's no small matter. Does Butler Bai know about it?
I checked through it, and nothing seems to be missing.
So for now, there's no need to alert the whole residence.
You should still be cautious about this.
Don't worry. I've locked up all the important things.
That's great.
The potted plants in Third Brother's courtyard
are growing so well.
If you like them,
I'll have Shao'an bring a few pots over later.
That's good.
Then, I'd like Third Brother to pick them for me.
This pot is growing well.
This looks nice too.
I like that one.
That one was pruned badly by Shao'an before.
I'm waiting for it to grow a bit more before trimming it again.
I don't think so.
I feel like it has some artistic sense.
It looks quite messy,
but there's a sense of upward momentum.
Look at this side.
If I were to carve a couple of the sword-wielding figures right there,
wouldn't it give off a sense of striving for the better?
You are always ambitious.
Striving for the better?
Seventh Lady, you got what I meant.
Alright.
I'll trim it a little more and send it over to you later.
Thank you, Third Brother.
I'm leaving first.
Young Master, Seventh Lady is so kind to us.
She's here to check the footprints.
Footprints?
What footprints?
The ones I left last night.
I stepped in the incense ash.
Young Master,
so you make mistakes too?
So, did she discover anything just now?
But, no worries.
Young Master had me return Ying's scented sachet.
They might think the footprints were left by the person
who put the scented sachet.
You're underestimating Seventh Lady.
I've observed the footprints.
The shoe size does match,
but there are at least five, if not ten,
men in the residence with the same shoe size.
I can't confirm that it was Jimo House.
Perhaps I'm just overthinking.
He's always shown interest in Grandpa's paintings,
and last night, those were exactly what had been moved...
Lady.
(Haitang Abode)
When the maids were cleaning this morning,
they found this under the table.
This scented sachet isn't from Haitang Abode.
Judging by the stitching,
it's not ours.
Lady, I've seen similar stitching on a scented sachet
embroidered by Ying
from Bilian Pavilion.
Lady,
this scent seems off.
Could it be something the thief left behind last night?
Even if she suspects,
a single footprint isn't enough to prove anything.
But since she hid the painting,
it won't be easy to find it anymore.
This Seventh Lady is really...
We're not her enemies.
Why is she so guarded against us?
It's not wrong to be cautious in this residence.
Maybe when she sees the scented sachet,
she'll realize it's a warning from us.
Hopefully, Seventh Lady is smart enough.
Otherwise, the effort we've made to get close to her
will be ruined with nothing obtained,
and Mistress Qiao will send us back to the side yard.
It's not that simple.
Mistress Qiao has met her opponent this time.
It's done. Take it away.
Alright.
By the way, Xue Zhi,
where did you find this scented sachet?
I found it under the table near the incense burner.
They've already poured the medicinal powder.
But, why would they leave the scented sachet
in such an obvious spot
under the table?
Perhaps they were panicked and careless.
That's why they dropped it somewhere else.
Rather than it being dropped,
it seems more like
someone deliberately left it there.
Lady, do you mean...
If I guess it correctly,
I think someone is trying to help me.
Lady!
Lady, I figured out what this is.
It's a kind of medicinal powder
that will cause a rash when you touch it.
But, it's not life-threatening.
The people from Bilian Pavilion
are obviously trying to harm me.
It seems
I need to create a mess for them too.
Has the restriction on Yuechan been lifted?
Yes.
But, Mistress Qiao has been unwell
and hasn't left her room.
Second Master, would you like to visit her?
No need. Get a Physician to check on her.
Alright.
Father.
Why aren't you in your own courtyard?
What are you doing out here?
I just delivered some potted plants to Madam Lin.
I'm heading back now.
You seem quite adept at taking advantage of the condition.
What a mind full of scheming.
Your devious nature reminds me of something...
Father!
Why are you so agitated?
Father, please go visit Mistress Qiao.
She is...
I've already asked Butler Bai to fetch a Physician.
As for you,
stay out of the inner household matters
and focus on your studies.
You know my expectations for you.
I understand.
But, Father,
although Mistress Qiao's restriction
was lifted, her guilt has worsened her condition.
It's a psychological issue.
You should go visit her.
What happened?
- Don't touch it. - What are
these messy things?
- Don't touch them. - Throw them away!
Don't touch it, Hairu.
I'll teach you a lesson!
You...
I'll teach you a lesson!
Mother.
This is...
This... This is my youngest brother.
(Lin Mao) My Sixth Brother.
Sixth Brother.
You should call me Sixth Uncle.
This is Seventh Lady, Yining,
whom I often mentioned in my letters.
Greet her.
Seventh...
Yining.
Hello, Sixth Uncle.
Don't be afraid. This means Fu Gui likes you.
Fu Gui.
What a peculiar name.
Of course.
The name of my goose comes from a poem.
"The wealth of life is like a dew on the grass,
and the prestige earned is like a flower by the roadside."
It means that wealth in this world
is trivial and not worth longing for.
You...
Sixth Uncle,
you are indeed well-educated.
What well-educated?
He spends all his time on nonsense!
My parents had him late in life,
and the whole family had high hopes for him.
But from the age of ten,
he became obsessed with all sorts of odd things.
We've been worried so much about him.
We thought
the Luo's Residence was a scholarly family,
so they sent him here to me
to be influenced by the scholarly atmosphere.
Niece,
I've heard so much about you.
It's a pleasure to finally meet you.
Sixth Uncle, you're too serious.
By the way,
I have a gift for you.
An osmanthus hair oil I made myself.
You still have it with you? Let me see.
Mother, stop hitting him.
Where have you hidden it all? Let me see.
It's broken now, sister.
- You still dare to pick it up. - My face cream!
My rouge!
I've just done mixing them.
Stop hitting him, Mother!
I need to talk to you about something important.
I'll deal with you later. And you too!
- Let's go, Mother. - I'll deal with you later.
Fu Gui.
He's driving me mad.
Mother, calm down.
I came to talk about Mistress Qiao.
What's wrong with her again?
Her restriction has just been lifted, and she's causing trouble again?
No,
it's about the accounts you gave me last time.
I went through them all.
The records for brocade, ginseng, tea,
and bird's nest
are all unclear.
I checked the storeroom, and they don't match up either.
Also, our family's rented shops
are priced much lower
than others.
See? You understand it so quickly.
You're still smart.
Rui Xiang.
Go call Mistress Qiao.
I'll settle the accounts with her.
Alright.
Mother, I have one more request.
A request? Go ahead.
I want an old maid.
Didn't the Old Madam
just send four maids to your courtyard?
What happens? Are they not to your satisfaction?
No, that's not it.
I want
Mistress Qiao's maid, Ms. Li.
Let me think of a way to arrange that for you.
(Caifu Abode)
Do you know why Madam Lin is summoning us?
She only said to bring you,
but didn't explain the reason.
This Madam Lin...
Ever since she managed the household, she's been causing me trouble.
If anything happens later,
go directly to Second Master.
Greetings, Madam.
Mistress Qiao.
I still have a headache.
Mistress Qiao, are you alright?
My head is extremely dizzy.
Be careful.
Do you feel more comfortable sitting down?
Much better.
Thank you for your concern, Madam.
I called you here today
for two reasons.
First,
you know that each courtyard in this residence
has a fixed number of maids and nannies,
right?
Yes, I know.
As a concubine,
you have eight maids
and six nannies,
which is more than the servants
I have as a principal wife.
Even if Second Master favors you,
this is just a bit too over, is it?
Madam, you're right.
But, I have children.
I have two children with me.
So I need more servants.
That's understandable.
But it's only two children,
right?
I think the servants
for Yilian and Xuan's rooms
should be removed.
How could that be?
How can they be removed?
I'm just following the rules of the ancestors.
Do you find that unreasonable?
Madam, you're right.
I'll obey your arrangement.
Rui Xiang,
go to Bilian Pavilion and reorganize everything.
Alright.
For the second matter,
since I'm now managing Luo's Residence,
let's go through the previous accounts together.
What are you doing?
How dare you take the people of Bilian Pavilion while Mistress Qiao is away!
Be careful that Mistress Qiao punishes you
when she comes back later.
Mistress Qiao is currently having an affair at Caifu Abode.
She won't be back so soon.
Ms. Ying, would you like to come with me to Caifu Abode
- to ask for clarification? - You...
Rui Xiang.
What are you doing here?
Reply to Second Master.
Mistress Qiao's courtyard has more servants
than even the Old Madam's.
Madam Lin felt it was against the rules
and sent me to reorganize everything.
Father.
What's going on?
Lady, they're taking away our people.
Taking them away?
Father,
are they taking them all?
Then, I won't even have someone to do my hair.
And, what about Xuan's room?
Why do they take the servants of Xuan's room too?
What Hairu said does make sense.
There are simply too many people
in the courtyard.
Father, please let Ms. Li stay.
She's taken care of Lian since I was little.
I can't bear to part with her.
- Lady. - Father.
Father.
Lady! Lady!
- Lady. - Lian.
Go call a Physician, hurry up!
- Alright. - Lian.
For the twenty rolls of brocade purchased by the residence.
Where were they all distributed?
I don't have any recollection of this at all.
Madam,
those are from the past.
I truly can't remember.
Can't remember?
How have you been keeping the accounts over the years?
Everything that comes in and goes out
should be clearly recorded.
And for the tea leaves and supplements, there's only
a record of them coming in,
but the expenditures are stated vaguely.
This month, we just did
a full inventory of the treasury
and many items are missing.
Please go through all the points I've marked
and organize them for me,
stating where they were distributed
and recording them in the ledger.
Alright.
And,
I never imagined
that Mistress Qiao would be so generous,
renting out our fields and shops
at far below market rates.
People who don't know any better would think
you've given them away to your maternal family.
Madam, back then,
it was my first time managing the household, and I lacked experience.
The lease term was long,
so the prices were set a little lower.
But, you can't run a business at a loss.
In addition, the harvests from the fields
have been declining year after year,
so I've replaced all the shopkeepers.
If the people beneath you are incompetent,
you should swiftly replace them.
After all, the entire Luo family
- is relying on that. - Alright.
My dear, you're here.
- My dear. - My dear.
Come in.
Are you here to see Mistress Qiao?
I'm here to see Hairu.
My dear, have a seat.
Have your seat.
Have your seat.
Have your seat.
My dear, you must have just come from Bilian Pavilion.
Hairu.
Mistress Qiao has indeed been a bit careless
in managing the household.
But Yilian, my girl,
has been a pampered child since young.
If you suddenly take away all the people around her,
she won't be able to bear it.
I understand you're concerned for Fifth Lady.
But don't you think I am too?
Surely you know better
the importance of managing a household and a country.
Without rules and regulations,
there can be no peace at home.
Fifth Lady is of age for marriage now,
and when she marries,
she'll be a Madam of her household.
She should start learning now
how to be a good role model and follow the rules,
right?
You're absolutely right.
So,
other than the personal maid and Ms. Li,
let's do as you've suggested.
Has the medicine started to take effect yet?
Did you put it in?
Yes, I did,
especially in Seventh Lady's scented powder box.
But I don't understand why the medicine hasn't worked yet.
Could it be a problem...
- with the medicinal powder itself? - Impossible.
I paid a fortune to get this from my uncle.
Lady, or we just have to wait a little longer.
It's useless to have you with me.
Why are you still kneeling here?
Go keep an eye on there and report back to me.
Alright.
Lady, have some tea.
Ever since you started learning bookkeeping from Madam Lin,
you've been glued to the ledger every day.
Madam Lin is straightforward,
but when it comes to bookkeeping,
she's meticulous and thoughtful.
I'm learning a lot from her.
Once you acquire the bookkeeping skills,
and soon when you marry as a principal wife,
you'll have no trouble running a household.
How can an unmarried girl speak that?
Aren't you ashamed?
And besides, who said I'm learning these things
to prepare for marriage?
I'm learning them for myself.
Lady, if you're not learning that
to manage a household in the future,
then are you planning to do a business?
But among the four occupations...
Judging people based on their occupation is shallow and ignorant.
If one can support oneself through one's own efforts,
what's there to be ashamed of?
Lady.
Lady, Rui Xiang brought news
that Ms. Li wasn't taken away.
Fifth Lady cried herself unconscious
and begged Second Master to let her stay.
I think that Ms. Li
must have helped Mistress Qiao
do plenty of unspeakable things.
It seems Mistress Qiao
won't easily hand her over to me.
Lady, did you request Ms. Li from Mistress Qiao
because you wanted to investigate something?
When Mistress Qiao had a miscarriage years ago,
Physician Gu who took care of her happened to return to his hometown.
So, they temporarily hired Physician Chen.
The person who fetched Physician Chen
was Ms. Li.
Lady, are you suspecting
that Ms. Li knows the truth
behind Mistress Qiao's miscarriage?
Not only that.
When Mistress Qiao married into the Luo family,
she brought this Ms. Li with her.
She must know a lot
about how my mother was framed.
Lady,
what should we do next?
Since Bilian Pavilion tried to poison me,
it's time we return the favor.
Madam, please have some tea.
Greetings to Mother.
Yining, you're here.
Come have a seat.
It's scalding hot.
You're here.
Greetings, Madam.
You're here. Please have a seat.
Sit down.
Mother,
you don't look well.
Have you been busy
preparing gifts for the Emperor's birthday?
You're right.
You just reminded me.
Rui Xiang,
go call Butler Bai here,
let's review the tribute gifts again.
Alright.
Yining, what's wrong? Are you unwell?
I feel very itchy out of a sudden.
Why is it so itchy?
And, it's getting more itchy.
Yining,
why is your neck
covered in red rashes?
Really?
Is it red now? No wonder it's so itchy.
Qing Qu, go take a look.
It really is...
Mistress Qiao,
why do you have the red rashes too?
- Where is it? - It's all over.
What about my face? Is it on my face too?
It's here as well.
Really?
Go quickly and call Physician Li
to check on Yining.
Hurry up! And check on me too.
What about me?
Go get the Physician.
Physician Li, check on me too!
She's been poisoned.
What kind of poison is that?
I've seen this poison in the countryside before.
It causes red rashes all over the body and unbearable itching.
Internally, it causes swelling
of the abdomen, chest, and throat.
In a short time,
it can lead to suffocation and death.
Is there any cure?
I have a detoxification pill,
but I'm not sure if it will work.
- Quick, give it to her! - Give it to me!
Here you go, Lady.
Is there only one pill?
I only have one.
Then, what about Mistress Qiao?
Find another one, quickly!
Someone!
Physician, someone!
Where is the Physician?
Stop shouting.
Isn't there a Physician in the residence, Butler?
This...
Madam.
What's happening
with Seventh Lady and Mistress Qiao?
Yining is unwell.
Go find a physician immediately!
Fifth Lady,
may I check the pulse of Mistress Qiao?
Come on, why are you still standing there?
You should have said that earlier!
Why are you just standing still there?
Go call the Physician quickly!
And the rest of you!
Why are you all standing still there?
Shouldn't you
be figuring something out?
Stop standing there
and go get a Physician!
You...
Mistress Qiao.
Is she dead?
Mistress Qiao's pulse is extremely weak. I'm worried if...
How could she be dead?
It was just a medicinal powder that causes rashes.
She won't die.
How do you know the medicinal powder only causes rashes?
Was it you who did this?
Mistress Qiao.
Did it ruin my face?
Ying confessed everything.
Yilian,
what else do you have to say for yourself?
Father.
I didn't do it! I didn't!
My dear!
My dear! My dear!
My dear!
You know Lian's character well.
She wouldn't even dare step on a bug,
how could she poison someone?
And not to mention, with something as vicious as this itching powder?
How did it get exaggerated by Qing Qu
into poison?
Qing Qu may have some knowledge of medicine,
but she's not a professional physician.
Besides, the symptoms you two had were dangerous.
It's understandable if she's misdiagnosed.
Also,
the maids, nannies, and even Butler Bai
all heard what Yilian said.
My dear,
there's something strange about this.
If Lian truly wanted to harm Seventh Lady,
then why did I get affected too?
My dear,
Fifth Lady has always been so well-behaved.
It's hard to believe
she could do such a thing.
I think
it's more likely that the old maid and maids in her room influenced her.
Some servants just take advantage of their master's good manners,
becoming arrogant and manipulative.
Madam's explanation is reasonable.
Someone!
Drag out all the servants from Yilian's room
and hit them!
Alright.
My dear.
I'll handle this matter.
Please calm down.
Hairu,
please handle all this.
As for Yilian,
give her 30 lashes.
No one is allowed to plead for her.
Hairu,
let's not spread this shameful matter
about the second home.
Punish all the servants involved in this.
Make sure neither Old Madam nor the principal home
hears a word about it.
Understood.
Father.
- Father. - My dear.
- My dear. - Father.
- My dear.
Lady,
your tactic of returning the favor
was brilliant.
Even Second Master can't protect the people at Bilian Pavilion anymore.
For what happened today, I should thank Mother.
They were the ones
who plotted against you first.
Your Father got really angry
at Bilian Pavilion just now.
If it weren't for that scented sachet of yours,
Ying wouldn't have confessed the truth.
Otherwise,
who knows how Mistress Qiao
would have twisted things again.
By the way, where did you
get that scented sachet?
Someone
deliberately threw it into my courtyard.
Who could it be?
Right now,
I'm not sure yet.
Let's not worry about that for now.
We finally
caught Bilian Pavilion making a mistake,
but your father doesn't want to publicize it.
It's infuriating!
Father cares most about maintaining prestige.
He doesn't want Luo Yilian
to carry the blame for harming her own sister.
But every action has its cause and consequence.
We just need to cultivate the cause little by little,
so that Father can slowly
see their true faces.
Oh yeah,
there's another unexpected gain this time.
I've already taken Ms. Li out of Bilian Pavilion.
But she's been beaten,
so she needs time to recover. Once she's healed,
I'll send her to your courtyard.
Thank you, Mother.
(Bilian Pavilion)
It's all swollen.
Mother, it hurts.
Why did you act on your own?
If I hadn't been tricked and panicked today,
I almost fell into that cunning girl's trap! Do you know that?
Mother, I only wanted
to make Luo Yining fall ill.
That way, Madam Lin would have one less person to support her.
I couldn't stand how they kept bullying you,
and I just couldn't swallow my anger.
How many times have I told you,
even if you can't swallow your anger, you must!
You need to swallow your anger first,
then only figure out what to do.
Do you know how much trust and love
you have consumed
between our bond with your father?
I know my mistake now.
Get this maid out
and give her 20 lashes.
Mistress Qiao, please have mercy on me.
No, Mother!
Ying has already
been beaten by the Madam Lin.
Bilian Pavilion can't tolerate servants who betray their masters.
Mistress Qiao, I would never betray you.
What happened today was because Madam Lin
tricked me with that scented sachet.
I panicked and fell for her trap.
I would never dare betray Lady.
How did she get your scented sachet?
I remember after I scattered
the medicinal powder at Haitang Abode,
I kept the scented sachet well.
I don't know
how it ended up with Madam Lin.
Mother, please forgive Ying this time.
I only have
such a considerate maid left with me now.
You've been by Fifth Lady's side
since she was little.
You saw her doing wrong, and you didn't
do your part to remind her.
To teach you a lesson.
You can't avoid being lashed about the hand.
Be gentle with her.
You come here and sit down.
Come.
Let me see your hands.
Yilian,
we have
endured so much
over the years.
It has been tough for us.
You've suffered so much,
and now we can see your father
starting to favor us gradually.
I beg you
to endure just a little longer
for the sake of yourself
and for our family, okay?
I understand.
What happened today should be a lesson.
Keep in mind,
don't act recklessly again.
By the way, Mother, Ms. Li
has been taken away by the Madam Lin's people.
- What should we do? - Ms. Li...
Ms. Li has known too much about us.
Will she spill everything?
♪It's complicated but I'm not afraid♪
♪There's light in my heart♪
♪Following the river of time♪
♪I dive into the whirlpool♪
♪For the sake of you and mine♪
♪In search of an outcome♪
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪
♪To break the chain of nights♪
♪I'm willing to fall into the abyss♪
♪In order to reveal the fate♪
♪Forget about the outcome♪
♪Let me be your shoulder to lean on♪
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪
♪Love is a voyage with you by my side♪
♪The dust eventually settles♪
♪No matter how fragile and trivial I am♪
♪I will dance and shine bright♪
♪I overcome all kinds of doubt♪
♪And obstacles♪
♪For the sake of you and mine♪
♪Committing to my promise♪
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪
♪May my existence shine on more♪
♪Let go of everything♪
♪Let the longing fade♪
♪Forget about the outcome♪
♪As long as it fulfills the vastness of love♪
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪
♪Love is you being by my side♪
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